Record Details
| HER Number: | 00182 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Blithewood Moated Site, Checkley |
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Summary
The scheduled remains of a medieval moat, partially excavated in the mid 19th century.
| Grid Reference: | SJ 9906 3654 |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ93NE |
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| Parish: | Checkley, Staffordshire Moorlands District |
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| Map: | Show this site on map |
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Monument Type(s):
- MOAT (Norman to POST MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds:
- MAIL ARMOUR (SAXON to Norman - 1001 AD? to 1100 AD?)
- SLIPPER (Norman to POST MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Associated Events:
- EST1212 - A survey of moated sites in Staffordshire.
- EST263 - A site visit by the Inspector of Ancient Monuments (1968).
Protected Status:
- Scheduled Monument 13467: Blithewood Moated Site
Full description
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Sources and further reading
| --- | SST1679 - Aerial Photograph: English Heritage (National Monuments Record). c.2000. English Heritage - National Monuments Record Air Photos Library. Black and White. Oblique. SJ 9936/ 2-3 (NMR-AP Accession Number: 17498 Frame Numbers 48-49 (17-Jul-2000) |
| --- | SST2865 - Survey Archive: R. A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1983-1986. Staffordshire Moated Site Survey (Survey Notes). |
| <1> | SST3723 - Scheduling Record: English Heritage. Ongoing. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents and Scheduled Monument Consents. AM 7 (O.E. Craster - 1968) |
| <2> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 93 NE - 5 ('A History of Uttoxeter' 1886, page 87 (by F. Redfern)) |
| <3> | SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. Page 360 |
| <4> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 93 NE - 5 (T.N.S.F.C. Volume 48 -(1913-1914) pages 197-198 (by C. Lynam)) |
| <5> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 93 NE - 5 (W. Woodhouse - Ordnance Survey Field Inspector - 13-Dec-1957) |
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